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Are you interested in writing articles about cycles of oppression and challenging those systems, or simply a poem that encapsulates struggle or the celebration of culture? If so, this newsletter will be a home for your writing.
We are currently open for submissions in the categories of nonfiction, poetry, prose poetry, fiction, flash fiction, interviews, & reviews. Our theme for our newsletter is constantly race, gender, and class — with a strong focus on how racism and intersectionality permeate through all aspects of society, but also looking beyond the limitations of race as a way to celebrate diversity and our unique identities. As of now, there is no deadline for submissions.
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People
Audric Adonteng is a Ghanaian-American writer from Massachusetts. His work, from poetry on race to essays on gun violence, is recognized by The New York Times, The Adroit Journal, The Empty Inkwell Review, The Eunoia Review, and more.
Ali Ashhar is a poet, short story writer and columnist from Jaunpur, India. He is the author of the poetry collection, Mirror of Emotions. He was chosen as the Best Debut Author for the year 2021 by The Indian Awaz.
Daniel Romo is the author of Bum Knees and Grieving Sunsets (FlowerSong Press 2023), Moonlighting as an Avalanche (Tebot Bach 2021), Apologies in Reverse (FutureCycle Press 2019), and other books. More at danieljromo.com.
Lawrence Miles writes poetry and other things if he can remember that his Substack app is on his phone. Heaven help us all.
I'm a mom, writer, author, and amateur photographer. My poetry and photos have been featured in literary magazines and books.
I've written and published a poetry book named: The Madness Inside My Head.
Matt Thomas is a smallholder farmer, engineer, and poet. Disappearing by the Math was published by Silver Bow in 2024. Cicada, Dog & Song will be published by Serving House Books in 2026. Padres fan and fair weather Nats fan.
Shamik Banerjee is a poet and poetry reviewer from the North-Eastern belt of India. He loves taking long strolls and spending time with his family. His deep affection with Solitude and Poetry provides him happiness.
Kae Chatman is a queer poet, veteran, and former university professor. Kae holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Wichita State University, and an MA and PhD in Philosophy from Kansas University. Kae has poems published or forthcoming myriad journals.
Ria Raj is a queer, South-Asian-American writer. She is interested in intersectional constructions of brownness, queerness, and womanhood in the literary archive. You can find her work in Eunoia Review, Greyhound Journal, Writers Resist, and more.
i’m a poet and an assortment of other things that are still in deliberation
joan sebastien epsilon (he/him) is a trans and disabled poet living in the deep south USA. he writes about God, bodies, love, and trauma. he has been previously published in “UNKILLABLE: a zine about disability, community, and My Chemical Romance”.
Malik Selle is a writer and visual artist. His latest fiction is upcoming in the journal Phenomenal Literature. He has produced experimental short films in the SF area and has presented work in group shows at Palo Alto's Pacific Art League.
Aijia Zhang is a seventeen-year-old aspiring creative writer currently living in Byfield, Massachusetts. She believes in the power of words to create change.
Aroace and non-binary they/them
Asheley Nova Navarro (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a bilingual poet. Her work is published or forthcoming in Copihue Poetry, Revista Digital el Coloso, the Creative Zine, Eunoia Review, and Revista Elipsis.
Neha is based in Oxfordshire, and writes about race, resistance, queerness and divestment. She has won or been commended in multiple regional and national awards for her journalistic features, creative non-fiction, and poetry.
Feifei Z is a Chinese storyteller and the keeper of Wheel-37. Only Light, Love, and Genuine People are allowed in this curated space. 久宁. 333. High Frequency Only.
Yuan Changming edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan in Vancouver. Credits include 15 chapbooks, 14 Pushcart nominations and appearances in Best of the Best Canadian Poetry (2008-17), BestNewPoemsOnline & 2079 others worldwide.
Tim (he/him) is a disabled poet. His poetry appears in Louisiana Literature, The Sunlight Press, Wordgathering, Writers Resist, and in the books, The Long COVID Reader (2023) and Songs of Revolution (2024). Instagram and Twitter (@brokenwingpoet).
Katherine Shehadeh is a writer and artist, who resides with her family in Miami, Florida. Her recent poems appear in Maudlin House, Drunk Monkeys, Cordite Poetry Review & others. Find her on Twitter @your_mominlaw or Instagram @katherinesarts.
Polish Poet/Writer | Blogger | High Schooler
Peter Mladinic’s most recent book of poems, House Sitting, is available from Anxiety Press. An animal rights advocate, he lives in Hobbs, New Mexico, United States.
The journey of my book-baby. Judi Mae “JM” Huck, MFA candidate.
Like their gender, Salem B Holden can be found everywhere & nowhere, probably hugging some tree in the woods. They've completed 3 chapbooks: How to They/them, Life in the Body, & Rebirth and were recently published in Babyteeth and Many Nice Donkeys.
Mark Martin's fiction has appeared in the Manchester Review, Dark Mountain, Storgy, Stand, the Missouri Review, and the Dalhousie Review (forthcoming). He won first prize in the Fish Short Story Prize 2021 and is Managing Editor at Verso Books.
Lydia Rae Bush is a poet writing on embodiment and social-emotional development. Rae’s work can be found in publications such as Vocivia Magazine and Corporeal. Lydia’s chapbook Free Bleeding is forthcoming with dogleech books.
"People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction." -James Baldwin
Nitika Balaram is a writer and freelancer with a creative soul. She was born in India, grew up in New Zealand and Australia, and now lives in Egypt. Follow her writing journey on Instagram @nitika.balaram
Alekseeva Arina is a 14-year-old from Kazakhstan with a deep passion for horror movies, writing articles, and the works of Agatha Christie.
Anique is a young poet from Wisconsin. She has previously been published in a few online literary magazines. She sees poetry as a harmonious beautiful second language she can use to empower and inspire others.
Dani Shoemaker floats between reality and dream, bridging the divide between Missouri and Minnesota one word at a time. Read her work at https://linktr.ee/danishoemaker. She is on Twitter at @dani_the_author